A comprehensive and official guide to basic government information and services. Makes general government information easily accessible to citizens. It includes details of services offered, contact information for different government sectors and departments, immigration procedures, and resources linked for further information. Also offered in Spanish

The home webpage for the executive branch. Provides information about the administration in the White House, various executive offices, summaries of priorities for government interventions, and statements released from the White House Press Secretary.

The homepage for the legislative branch. Search the separate sites for information about individual representatives and senators, vote counts, committee assignments, and legislative activities. Both sites offer additional resource links for reference.
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The homepage for the judicial branch. It includes information about court structure, judicial appointments and vacancies, court records, statistics and reports. Also offers a search engine to find specific court jurisdictions.

The homepage for the Supreme Court provides a docket search, oral arguments, opinions of the court from 1991 and forward, and rules of the court. Users can also find history of the court as well as press and media releases.

The homepage for the federal justice system. Presents information about the organizational structure, relevant topics related to programs, subjects, and initiatives from the department. General news and contact information are also provided.

Website from the Government Publishing Office that offers centrally located access to resources. It provides documents of federal government publications from all branches of government. Users can browse documents by category, view search committees, find trending topics, and browse by author for individual government agency published works.
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Use this government site to search for data on demographics and population estimates for the United States. The map link shows the United States and can narrow search by state, county, school district, and tribal land to name a few. Additionally, users can find information related to median household income, employment status, and education attainment as well. Quick tip: Remember to clear filters to reset the search.

Government site that supplies rules and regulations of federal entities (departments, agencies) published in the Federal Register. Good for more specific searching to enhance previous knowledge.

Congressional research service that provide reports, infographics, testimony, and appropriation tables that allow the user to view past and present status tables for legislation. This is a useful source to review specific legislation about appropriations and budget resolutions. Quick tip: To view the index, search with no terms then choose narrower search criteria (date, subject, type).
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Link to the site listing the departments of the state and documents related to their organization. It also is to comply for freedom of information of government contracts and meeting details.

Managed by the Library of Michigan, this database allows the user to search aspects of Michigan governance and law. State Constitutional law, state legislative and statutory materials, local, regional, and tribal charters, codes, and compacts can be browsed. It has primary sources as digitized versions of the original documents in PDF form.

Larger organization representing counties across the United States. Provides educational resources for information and a county explorer program to look at demographics, county finances, and federal funding to name a few.

The city of Detroit’s government website lists the individual departments for citizen access. Find information about the department of elections, planning and development, and homeland security and emergency management to name a few. Find documents related to city news, city election results as well as contact information for various departments.

Part of the city government that presents budget analysis and fiscal analysis reports. PDFs are available of contract reviews and division reports discussing prescient issues for the city council.

The Office of the City Clerk Website gives access to documents related to current and past legislation, meetings, and the members of the legislative bodies. Covers specifically the years of 2013-2017.